A Simple Pull Up Program To Get Over 20

An important piece of equipment that you might want to buy, if your gym doesn’t have one, is a dip belt. It looks like a weight-lifting belt with a long chain attached to it.

Set #1 – Do 5 slow warm-up pull-ups! Take a short rest, 1-2 minutes!

Set #2 – Using the dip-belt add 15-30lbs to the belt and shoot for 7- 13 reps! If you aren’t getting 7 reps lower weight, if you are getting 13 or more increase the weight! Take a 3-4 minute rest!

Get to 20 pull ups with a little weighted help!

Set #3 – Add 10-20lbs (Total weight 25-50lbs) more to the dip-belt and shoot for 3-7 reps! Take a 3-4 minute rest!

Set #4 – Do a max set no weight added to total failure! 8-20 reps! After you’ve finished with the pull-ups, move over to the lat pulldown machine. Use your preferred pull-up grip! Do 3 sets of lat pulldowns.

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Thank you so much for posting this. Next to the Armstrong program, this is the best pull up workout I have ever done. I was plateauing at 15 pull ups when I began to integrate this program. Within two to three weeks, I was able to get 20 pull ups no problem. I would highly recommend this to anyone who can do more than 10 pull ups.